Otto stechhan



(No Model.)

0. STEOHHAN."

BED LOUNGE.

Patented Nov. 1, 1881.

WITNESSES.

UNITED STAT S PATENT Grates.-

OTTO STEOHHAN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,959, dated November 1, 1881.

Application filed August 23, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OTTO STEOHHAN, of the city of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Lounges, of

which the following is a specification.

The object of my said invention is to produce an improved form of that variety of bedlounges wherein the front is solid and the rear IO section of the bed portion sinks vertically into the frame-work when the lounge is closed.

The invention principally consists in the ap plication of a peculiar form of double hinge to the lounge.

It also consists of some other minordevices and details of construction, together with the general arrangement and combination of parts, all as will be hereinafter more specifically set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a transverse vertical section of so much of an open bed-lounge as is neces sary to exhibit my invention, which is embodied therein; Fig. 2, a similar view when the lounge is closed; Fig. 3, a top or plan view of the whole lounge; Fig. 4, an elevation of the double hinge and surrounding parts on an en- 0 larged scale when in the position shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 a top or plan view of the parts shown in the last-named figure.

In said drawings, the portions markedA represent the lower or stationary partot' theframe 5 work of my improved lounge; B, the upper or folding part thereof; O, the ordinary hinges connecting said two parts; D, the verticallymoving section of the bed portion; E, F, and G, the several parts of my improved hinge; H,

40 an angle-lever to assist in sustaining the section D in position, and l the rod which operates said lever.

The frame A, folding trame B, and hinge G are notsubstantially different from the correspondingparts of common folding lounges, ex-

cept that the front side of the frame A is as high as in lounges not folding, which, while not an entirely new feature,is not usual in common folding lounges.

The bed-section D during the operation of raising moves substantially vertically until it is almost to the limit of its upward movement,

when it moves slightly forward, so that its front edge will rest on the top edge of the front side of the frame A.

The hinges composed of the parts E F G are the means whereby the bed-section D is operated. The part E of each hinge is rigidly attached to the section D, and the part F is similarly attached to the folding frame 13. The part Gr serves as a connecting-link between the parts E and F.

The angle-levers H are pivoted to the ends of the frame A, and are simply supports to steady the section D when the latter is in use as a bed. It is operated through the rod I by the folding frame B, to which said rod is connected by a pivot, "i, and its position and movements are clearly indicated by the drawings.

The operation of my invention is as follows: Commencing when the-lounge is in closed position, as in Fig. 2, the frame B is unfolded, and as it rises pulls the section D after it by means of the double hinge. At a certain point in its course the projection f on the part F strikes the link portion G and makes it rigid with said portion F. At a farther point in its course the portion G comes in contact with the projection c on the portion E, and the whole hinge then becomes rigid, and the frame B and section D are brought into line with each other, and the section D is, of course, brought into horizontal position at the same time the frame I B reaches a like position at the end. of its movement. The parts are arranged, as shown, so that the frame B will draw the edge of the section D slightly over upon the frame A as it completes its movement, and thus a rigid support is provided. The rod I is also operated by the frame B and moves the angle-lever H so that its end comes in contact with the under side of the section D at the proper time,

frames A and B, of the bed-section 1) and a double-hinge mechanism connecting said section D to the frame B, and by which said section is raised and lowered, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bed-lounge, in combination with the folding frame and vertically-moving bed-section, the double hinges E F G, constructed and operating substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the frame A, folding frame 13,, and vertically-moving bed-section D, of the angle-lever H and operating-rod I, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination of the frame A, folding 15 frame B, hinges 0, double hinges composed of the parts E F G, angle-lever H, and operatingrod I, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 20 hand and sea], at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 19th day of August, A. I). 1881.

OTTO STEOHHAN. [L. s.]

In presence of O. BRADFORD, Tnos. O. MOORE. 

